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Okoshiki Coast Nature Park

Uto City

Nagao Shrine

a type of mirage called ‘Shiranui’ can be seen from here

Misumi

Tobase Island

Mt. OtakeMisumi Nishiko Historic Port

Yatsushiro Port

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Shin-YatsushiroStation

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Ryuhoku Town

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Hinagu ICHinagu Spa

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Fukuoka

Kumamoto

Tomioka

Mogi

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Sakitsu Kawaura

ShinwaNakata

Shoura

Katasoba

Kuranomoto

Itsuwa

Hondo Sumoto

Tanasoko

Hongou

Odo

Himedo

AriakeMatsushima

KumamotoAirport

to OsakaAirport

FukuokaAirport

Tenmon BridgeTenjyo Bridge Oyano Bridge Nakano Bridge Maejima Bridge Matsushima Bridge

OyanoShiranui

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Kyushu Expressway

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Uto

Misumi

AmakusaAirport

Futae

Kuchinotsu

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Shin-Minamata

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Amakusa

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Yunotsuru Spa

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Kagoshima Prefecture

Ashikita IC

Shin-MinamataStation

Minamata City

Minamata

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Minamata Port

Yatsushiro Sea(Shiranui Sea)

Nagashima Island

Kuranomoto Port

Shishijima Island

Hinoshima Island

to Izumi Station and Akune

Fukuro

Nagasaki Prefecture

Shimabara Peninsula

ShimabaraCity

Shimabara Bay

Nishi-Arie

Mt.Unzen

Amakusa Shiro Tokisada

Ruins of Hara Castle

Kuchinotsu Port

Shimatetsu Ferry

Hayasaki Strait

Oniike Port

Itsuwa(Goryo)

Hondo

Takahama

Myokenura

Oe

Fukuregi

Kawaura

Sakitsu

Sakitsu Village Guidance Center

Shimoda

Ushibuka

Fukami

Sumoto

Kuratake

Ryugatake

Ariake

Hondo Port

Tanasoko Port

KoyagawachiPort

Odo Port

Nakata Port

Shoura Port

KatasobaPort

Futae Fishing Harbor

Wind PowerGenerator

Oppai iwa(Breast Rock)

famousfor fireflies

Kurosaki beach

Amakusa City

Kami-Amakusa City

Amakusa Tourism Association

Iris GardenAmakusa Airport

Amakusa Airport Tourism Information

Suzuki ShrineToko Temple

Amakusa Cultural Center

Hondo beach

Onnojo Park

Dolphin Watching

to Mogi(Nagasaki)

Fast Ship

Tororo

Tomioka Port

Shiraiwasakicampsite

Amakusa’s first deputy official, Shigenari Suzuki

Tomioka Visitor CenterExplores the ties of the local people to the Amakusa sea through exhibits and 3-D videos. Also has a fine view of Mt.Unzen across the sea.

Tomioka Magarizaki

Rinsen Spa (with heated swimming pool)

Reihoku Thermal Generating Plant

Gosoku-nokutsuPromenade ofthe Poets

Ryutozan ‘Midorinomura’Campsite

Shimoda Hot Spring

Shimoda Hot Spring information ‘Platto’

Shimoda ‘Gosoku-no-yu’ Hot Spring Foot Bath

Shiratsuru-hama Beach

Oe Catholic Church

Amakusa Rozario- kan

Crinum Lily habitat

Scuba diving spotSea turtle nestinggrounds

Ushibuka ParkHaiya BridgeUshibuka Kaisaikan

Ushibuka TourismInformation

Ushibuka Port

MogushiBeach

SatsukiBeach

Tate Beach

TsurubayamaPark

Kuwashima Island

Oshima Island

Toshima Island

Gesu Island

Eboshi coal mine ruins

Ushibuka Marine Park

Sanwa-Shosen Ferry

Dinosaur Footprint

Ammonite and Ceresium Fossils

‘Dinosaur Island’ Cretaceous Period Museum

Goshoura Island

Hongo

Ariake Octopus Monuments

The Lucky OctopusThe Giant Octopus

View from Mt. Karasu-Toge

‘The Masters Amakusa’ Golf Course

Himedo

Kyoragi

Matsushima

Oyano

Iwajima Island

Amakusa Shiro Museum

Rest Stop ‘Sun Pearl’

Spa Thalasso Amakusa

Cherry Golf Course

Amakusa Shiro Tourism Association

Misumi Branch Office,Uki City OfficeYushima Island ( ‘Collusion’ Island)

Rest Stop ‘Ripple Land’

Sea Kayak Base

Amakusa Sedo Bridge

Wakamiya Beach ,Campground

View Spot

Jusanbutsu Park

Hot Spring ‘Amuri’

WorldHeritage

SakitsuVillage inAmakusa

Ueda Pottery Museum

Sumoto Spa ‘Kappa Roman Kan’ Myui Astronomical

Observatory‘Myui’ means ‘Let’s go and see’ in the local dialect.

The easiest way to approach Amakusa is via the Five Bridges that link Amakusa to Uto Peninsu-la and mainland Kyushu. To arrive at the first bridge, most travelers use National Highway 57, which winds along the north coast of the peninsula. National Highway 266, which fol-lows the peninsula’s south coast and connects to the Kyushu Expressway at Matsubase Inter-change, is an alternative approach route.Ferries connect Amakusa to Nagasaki Prefec-ture in the north; Kagoshima Prefecture in the south can be reached via another convenient ferry departing from the town of Ushibuka.Amakusa can also be reached expediently via a short and scenic flight from either Kumamoto or Fukuoka.

Dolphin WatchingAbout 200 dolphins are said to live offshore Itsuwa Town. Guided by local fishermen, dolphin watching tours offer you an amazing opportunity to see dolphins swimming and jumping up close. Amakusa Dolphin Information Hotline: 0969-26-4500

宇土市

Uki City 宇城市

苓北町

Reihoku Town

Ashikita Town

Matsushima Hot Spring

Wakamiya Swimming Area, Campground

‘The Five Bridges of Amakusa Boat Cruise

Amakusa Visitor Center

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In medieval times, Amakusa used to be divided into five areas: Amakusa, Oyano, Shiki, Kotsuura, and Sumoto, and governed by powerful clans collectively called the ‘Amakusa Goninshu’. It is said that some members of these clans traveled overseas and introduced foreign culture to Amakusa. In 1591, a theological school called the Amakusa Collegio was founded by visiting Portuguese missionaries.

Enshoji Templea former county hall

Tomioka Beach

五和

本渡

河浦

牛深

Shinwa

Otao

新和

牛深港

栖本

倉岳

龍ヶ岳町小屋河内

津奈木IC

姫戸

松島

大矢野

有明

天草宝島ライン

棚底港

天草空港

本渡港

片側港

出水駅～阿久根へ

to Izumi Station and Akune出水駅～阿久根へ

Aizu Port 合津港

富岡港

下田

Gion Bridge

Todoroki Mantaro Village Campsite

Mt. Araodake Viewpoint (a historical lookout post)

Amakusa Collegio Museum

The Yokaku Bay is a narrow fjord-like inlet of a kind that is fairly rare in Japan.

An island located between Amakusa and Shimabara, where Christian

insurgents from both sides met to discuss strategy for the Amakusa-Shimabara Rebellion.

Giant Yebisu Statue

Travel Times by Car

15-7 Chuo-Shinmachi, Amakusa City, Kumamoto Pref. 863-0023

http://www.t-island.jp/For more information

phone: 0969-22-2243 Amakusa Takarajima Tourist Association

JR Amakusa Misumi Line

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Mt. Shiratake

Mt. Ryugatake

Mt. Karasu-Toge

Mt. NenjudakeMt. Kuratake

Mt. Oidake

Mt. Shibaoyama

Mt. Misumidake

Mt. Tenjinyama

Mt. Jiromarudake

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Mt. Tenjiku

Mt. Araodake

Mt. Kashiradake

Mt. Ryutozan

Mt. Medake

Ubushima Island

Mt. Rokurojiyama

Mt. Gongenyama

Mt. TomidakeOnikizaki

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Mt. Kadoyama

Mt. Boshidake

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Hibiscus hamabohabitat

Dried Octopus

Matsushima-Ariake Expressway

Rest Stop ‘Uto Marina’

Goshoura Local Products Market‘Shiosaikan’

Giant Amakusa Shiro Statue

Pearl CenterSea Donut

Shiratake Forest ParkGiant Rock Formations, Campground

Yumeru Spa

‘Sea Doughnut’ Aquarium

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Amakusa Misumi Line

Hondo History and Folklore Hall

AmakusaChristian Museum

a scenic sand spit and littoral plant-life habitat

According to oral tradition, the Amakusa-Shimabara Rebellion (1637-1638) was said to be an uprising of Christians, but actually it was a peasant riot not directly motivated by religious causes. It happened because the local peasants were burdened with unreasonably heavy taxes under the Tokugawa Shogunate. Even after the rebellion was crushed, Shigenari Suzuki, an official in charge of the Amakusa Islands, is said to have asked the shogun to ease the tax burden on his people, explaining that the requisite amount of rice could not be grown in Amakusa’s infertile soils.

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Todoroki Spring

Uto

Tomioka Castle SitePark with a view tower and Christian Tombstones nearby

Shuttle BusIzumi-AmakusaRomance Shuttle

‘Yasuragi’ Spa

Rest Stop ‘Shiranui Spa’